Daytona 500 Odds: Can Kyle Busch Finally Get It Done?

The Daytona 500 odds are unsurprisingly spread out, but a pair of NASCAR veterans top the board early on in Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski. Can either end a long dry spell without a Harley J. Earl Trophy, or will youth be served once more?

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Robert Criscola • Publishing Editor
Jan 27, 2025 • 16:35 ET • 4 min read
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Photo By - Imagn Images. Kyle Busch during driver introductions.

Joey Logano's NASCAR Cup Series Championship is in the rearview mirror, and we have live 2025 Daytona 500 odds to dissect.

Who will get the jump on the competition in the NASCAR Cup Series odds? Early wagering suggests veteran driver Kyle Busch, who has never won "The Great American Race," has the inside track.  

Let's take a look at the latest Daytona 500, with the green flag set to drop on Sunday, February 16.

Daytona 500 odds

Driver DraftKings
Kyle Busch +1100
Ryan Blaney +1200
Brad Keselowski +1300
Denny Hamlin +1400
Joey Logano +1400
Kyle Larson +1500
William Byron +1600
Chase Elliott +1700
Chris Buescher +1700
Todd Gilliland +1800
Tyler Reddick +2000
Ross Chastain +2000
Alex Bowman  +2000
Josh Berry +2000
Christopher Bell +2200
Bubba Wallace +2200
Austin Cindric +2200
Chase Briscoe +2500
Ryan Preece +2800
Michael McDowell +2800

Odds as of 1-27.

Favorites to win the Daytona 500

Kyle Busch (+1100)

Last season snapped a 16-year streak with at least one win for Kyle Busch. The soon-to-be 40-year-old Busch will try to start a new streak in a race that has eluded him since his career began in 2004. 

Busch ran second in the Daytona 500 once back in 2016. His lone victory at the most famed track on the NASCAR circuit came all the way back in July of 2008.

Ryan Blaney (+1200)

Ryan Blaney is always one to watch for on tracks like Daytona, and fresh off a narrow runner-up defeat for a second straight title, you know he'll be hungry for a victory coming out of the gates in 2025.

Blaney has taken the checkered flag four times at superspeedways, including a Daytona triumph in August of 2021. Only Logano has led more laps at superspeedways than Blaney since 2022 (208-169).

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Brad Keselowski (+1300)

Brad Keselowski is a strong superspeedway driver, and it feels like a matter of time before he finally adds a Harley J. Earl Trophy to his mantle.

Keselowski snapped a long winless streak at Darlington in May of last year. He's been second in three of his last six races at superspeedways. 

How to bet on NASCAR

The most popular way to bet on NASCAR is by simply picking the winner of a race, which is also referred to as an outright. There are plenty of other ways to wager, including betting on whether or not a driver will finish in the Top 3 or Top 10 of a race.

Another popular betting option is head-to-head matchup betting, where sportsbooks pair up two drivers and you choose who you think will finish better in the race, which is far easier than trying to select someone to win out of a field of approximately 40 drivers. For tips on NASCAR betting check out our How to Bet NASCAR page.

Past Daytona 500 winners

Year Driver Manufacturer Grid
2024 William Byron Chevrolet 18th
2023 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chevrolet 31st
2022 Austin Cindric Ford 5th
2021 Michael McDowell Ford 17th
2020 Denny Hamlin Toyota 39th
2019 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10th
2018 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 14th
2017 Kurt Busch Ford 8th
2016 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11th
2015 Joey Logano Ford 5th

Denny Hamlin is one of four drivers with multiple Daytona 500 victories. Richard Petty leads the way with seven wins from 1964 to 1981. 

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Robert M. Criscola’s road to becoming a Covers publishing editor began with an internship at Metro New York, which eventually turned into a freelance job at MetroBet covering many sports from a wagering angle, including horse racing. He continued to focus on “The Sport of Kings” by writing for shapperdacapper.com, danonymousracing.com, and informer.fanxt.com before joining the team at the TwinSpires Edge in 2019 as a regular contributor and weekend editor. “Crisco” began writing game previews for Covers in 2022 and joined the editing team in 2023.

His best advice for sports bettors? Bet with your head, not over it.

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